The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-04-26

This Cornerstone Laid
APRIL, A. D. 1887.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
After hymn 275 was sung Rev Mr.. Boone
delivered an address on the "Origin and
Growth Of the Episcopal Orphans Home
NOBLE CHARITY.
Mr.. Boone said:
On an occasion like this it is natural to look
back to the origin of the charitable institution
the cornerstone of whose new building we are
at this time laying. To review the history of
institutions, and TO trace their history back to
the first apparently small beginning, is always
sboth interesting and instructive. The mind of
fallen man is too apt TO deSpise 1.-THE day of
Bmall things" To prompt man to say; Assign
10 me some great and important work and
will strive to do it, but this little undertaking.
this Insignificant duty is hardly worth my
while" But the kingdom of God, which
corneth not with observation does not often
offer such great ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
great. according to worldly estimates, to her
children, The prophet does not come forth as
Naaman expects and utter great words and
strike his hand over the place and heal the
leper but merely sends his servant
out to bid him bathe seven times
in Jordan Aud so it ever is-'there
"standeth one among" the multtudes whom
they know not.n But it is mark of the great
and the good that they see and then seize what
men call the little opportunities, and do what
their hand findeth TO do; and 10! Christ hath
been served He hath been fed and visited and
cared for by one who was doing some apparent
ly slight service to one of these least of His
brethren.
And So if am correctly informed, this noble
charity had its beginning IN this way: One who
has been Judged by those who knew him best,
themselves in many cases men of marked dis
tinction, to be one of our churchs greatest
sons, both in gifts and in goodness. came to
Georgia to be its first Bishop. Bishop Stephen
Elliott came to Savannah in 1S4l.
he Immediately organized mission and took
charge of it himself as the old parish of the
IL
loved pastor. Rev. DR.. Edward Neufville and
the Bishop wished to do ministerial work in ad-
dition 10 his more strictly Episcopal duties.
FOUNDING THE HOME.
This mission of which Bishop Elliott took
charge Immediately after his conservation,
grew into what is now the
Vigorous and hqgrishing parish of
Ss,nSov schoo1 and wasF day psy.;s SS school
N for poor children connected with both Christ
church parish and ST. Johns Mission. Two
'looSing up the poor children who were not
Barred For by others and inviting them to join
fhese two schools. They furnished those who
Needed it with plain but neat clothing, and
thus a Sunday school and parish school were
begun. There was a box placed in the mission
where those interested in the work might place
their contributions. Several persons gave to
this object, but the regular and liberal contribu-
tions of one person soon caused the little fund
TO exceed the sum needed for the Sunday school
and the parish school combined, and then the
Bishop found a little boy who needed to be
cared for, made provision out of this fund for
his support and placed an orphan in a home,
even II he had not yet an orphans Home"
THE FIRST HOME.
Then one after another boys or girls whole
family of children at one time were taken un-
der the fostering care of this new movement.
The Bishop asked and received the ready assist
ance of few ladies in this work, and the sur
plus money which had suggested the caring
Tor orphans and had made the movement seem
practicable was found to have been given by
tha Charlton ami
5urist and a truly Christian layman.
And thus began that institution which
many other noble and devoted men and women
of both Christ church and st. Johns church,
grown to such proportions and has before it
such possibilities of further usefulness as to
need new building on larger plan for its fu-
ture work
HONOR TO THE FOUNDERS.
All honor, then, to Bishop Elliott to the ladies
who helped him, and to Judge Robert NJ. Charl-
look upon that honorable group of Christians
as its founders and first helpers and friends.
stephen Elliott. Georgia,s "PEEinceIFy I Bsh.
calls him, who further says: 'He was
the most gifted man have ever known with a
single exception" Bishop Stevens says But
need not portray one whom all Georgia loved
and praised, and whose name and fame viii
ever stand in the forefront of this diocese as its
Charlton's chief glory, in my Judgment, was
that he added 20 all his otter good
gifts of mind shown as iurist and poet
the character OF a sincere Christian an intelli-
gent and devout churchmau Oh, that larger
humber of our Judges, United States Senator's
and poets-for he all these--were also
Christians Of the genuine type he vast oh.
Elliott and Charlton! We have many memorials.
but men require for you another. When this
new building rises In fair proportions as a land
mark and an ornament, we shall answer to the
inquiring nluliitude: If their monument Se
seek for, look around youl Behold it not in a
building but rather in the work which this
charity has accomplished and shall yet do.
But one may ask: What is the work which Is
here TO be attempted Is IL 10 train poor
orphan girls in such way as 20 unfit them for
their natural sphere in life and so TO expose
them TO dangers aud temptations in a wicked
world so soon as they shall leave the fostering
care Of the home which has adopted them
and 50 long cared for themf We answer God
forbid. The purpose 10 10 take these children
md TO train them, not for positions above their
station IN life but 10 III them 70 do their duty
10 that state Of life 20 which shall please Goa
70 call them"
THE OBJECT or THE HONE.
The object whether az alliimes accomplished
or noD isto train there orphan girls 20 housf-
hold service 70 be apt 40 Deedle-worS, % NJ
them 10 take care OF the house, whether Of an.
other or their own, ns an honest and capable
woman should, and IN addition 20 such training.
thee children ore taught the teachings Of Christ
nnd The morality Of the GO3pel That aome ~
them in eiier years may fair either ~ capable
workers. or consistent Christians. b only what
i.io te expeeted ID Is what - found in toe
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